Sandy, sorry I did not get a chance to reply earlier. I had an
inbetween issue with a new mother. the story and solution is here, in
pictures with captions. It might help you get past needing to hold
her. Or try it once you can trust her to hold still a bit. The small
cage helped them bond.
Karen,
I am not feeding hay at this time, because there's still enough grass in
my pasture not to stress it by overgrazing with my small number of
sheep. When I weaned, my two remaining adult ewes needed to put on some
condition (one raised twins, the other triplets, unassisted), so after